Sunset and sunrise times in Canberra, Australia
In Canberra, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:39 pm and rises at 6:31 am. Daylight lasts 11h 8m; evening golden hour runs from 5:05 pm to 5:55 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:05 am
- Sunrise
- 6:31 am
- Solar noon
- 12:05 pm
- Sunset
- 5:39 pm
- Last light
- 6:05 pm
- Day length
- 11h 8m
13h 19m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:05 pm – 5:55 pm
- Blue hour
- 5:55 pm – 6:05 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 44.3°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:38 pm / 5:21 am
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 6:30 am Sunset 5:40 pm Golden hour 5:06 pm – 5:56 pm Day length 11h 10m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Canberra is
- Coordinates
- 35.2835° S, 149.1281° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 571 m
- Population
- 367,752
Sunrise and sunset in Canberra, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:09 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 22m | +1:35 | 4:44 pm–5:37 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:31 am | 6:58 am | 12:09 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 23m | +1:37 | 4:45 pm–5:38 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:30 am | 6:57 am | 12:09 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 25m | +1:38 | 4:46 pm–5:39 pm | 🌖 81% |
| Tue 4 | 6:29 am | 6:56 am | 12:09 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 27m | +1:39 | 4:46 pm–5:39 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:28 am | 6:55 am | 12:09 pm | 5:24 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 28m | +1:41 | 4:47 pm–5:40 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Thu 6 | 6:27 am | 6:54 am | 12:09 pm | 5:24 pm | 5:51 pm | 10h 30m | +1:42 | 4:48 pm–5:41 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Fri 7 | 6:26 am | 6:53 am | 12:09 pm | 5:25 pm | 5:52 pm | 10h 32m | +1:44 | 4:49 pm–5:42 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Sat 8 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:09 pm | 5:26 pm | 5:52 pm | 10h 33m | +1:45 | 4:50 pm–5:42 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Sun 9 | 6:24 am | 6:51 am | 12:09 pm | 5:27 pm | 5:53 pm | 10h 35m | +1:46 | 4:51 pm–5:43 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Mon 10 | 6:23 am | 6:50 am | 12:08 pm | 5:27 pm | 5:54 pm | 10h 37m | +1:47 | 4:51 pm–5:44 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 6:22 am | 6:49 am | 12:08 pm | 5:28 pm | 5:55 pm | 10h 39m | +1:48 | 4:52 pm–5:44 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 12:08 pm | 5:29 pm | 5:55 pm | 10h 41m | +1:50 | 4:53 pm–5:45 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 12:08 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:56 pm | 10h 43m | +1:51 | 4:54 pm–5:46 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:19 am | 6:46 am | 12:08 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 44m | +1:52 | 4:55 pm–5:47 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 6:18 am | 6:44 am | 12:08 pm | 5:31 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 46m | +1:53 | 4:56 pm–5:47 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 12:07 pm | 5:32 pm | 5:58 pm | 10h 48m | +1:54 | 4:57 pm–5:48 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 12:07 pm | 5:33 pm | 5:59 pm | 10h 50m | +1:55 | 4:57 pm–5:49 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 12:07 pm | 5:33 pm | 5:59 pm | 10h 52m | +1:56 | 4:58 pm–5:49 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:07 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:00 pm | 10h 54m | +1:56 | 4:59 pm–5:50 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Thu 20 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:06 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:01 pm | 10h 56m | +1:57 | 5:00 pm–5:51 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 6:11 am | 6:37 am | 12:06 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 58m | +1:58 | 5:01 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sat 22 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:06 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 0m | +1:59 | 5:01 pm–5:52 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Sun 23 | 6:09 am | 6:35 am | 12:06 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 2m | +2:00 | 5:02 pm–5:53 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 6:08 am | 6:34 am | 12:05 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 4m | +2:00 | 5:03 pm–5:54 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:05 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 6m | +2:01 | 5:04 pm–5:54 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 12:05 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 8m | +2:02 | 5:05 pm–5:55 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:05 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 10m | +2:02 | 5:06 pm–5:56 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:04 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 12m | +2:03 | 5:06 pm–5:57 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:04 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 14m | +2:04 | 5:07 pm–5:57 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 12:04 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 16m | +2:04 | 5:08 pm–5:58 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:03 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 18m | +2:05 | 5:09 pm–5:59 pm | 🌖 91% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:31 am | 6:01 am | 6:58 am | 5:21 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:48 pm | 13h 36m | 36.7° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:30 am | 6:00 am | 6:58 am | 5:21 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 35m | 36.9° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 6:57 am | 5:22 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 33m | 37.2° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 6:56 am | 5:23 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:50 pm | 13h 31m | 37.5° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 6:55 am | 5:24 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:51 pm | 13h 30m | 37.7° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:27 am | 5:57 am | 6:54 am | 5:24 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:51 pm | 13h 28m | 38.0° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:26 am | 5:56 am | 6:53 am | 5:25 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:52 pm | 13h 26m | 38.3° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 6:52 am | 5:26 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:53 pm | 13h 25m | 38.6° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:24 am | 5:54 am | 6:51 am | 5:27 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:53 pm | 13h 23m | 38.8° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:24 am | 5:53 am | 6:50 am | 5:27 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:54 pm | 13h 21m | 39.1° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:23 am | 5:52 am | 6:49 am | 5:28 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:54 pm | 13h 19m | 39.4° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:22 am | 5:51 am | 6:48 am | 5:29 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:55 pm | 13h 17m | 39.7° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:21 am | 5:50 am | 6:47 am | 5:30 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:56 pm | 13h 15m | 40.0° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:20 am | 5:49 am | 6:46 am | 5:30 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:56 pm | 13h 14m | 40.3° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:19 am | 5:48 am | 6:44 am | 5:31 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:57 pm | 13h 12m | 40.6° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:18 am | 5:47 am | 6:43 am | 5:32 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:58 pm | 13h 10m | 41.0° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:17 am | 5:46 am | 6:42 am | 5:33 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:58 pm | 13h 8m | 41.3° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:16 am | 5:45 am | 6:41 am | 5:33 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:59 pm | 13h 6m | 41.6° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:14 am | 5:44 am | 6:40 am | 5:34 pm | 6:30 pm | 7:00 pm | 13h 4m | 41.9° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:13 am | 5:43 am | 6:39 am | 5:35 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:00 pm | 13h 2m | 42.2° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:12 am | 5:42 am | 6:37 am | 5:36 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:01 pm | 13h 0m | 42.6° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:11 am | 5:40 am | 6:36 am | 5:36 pm | 6:32 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 58m | 42.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:10 am | 5:39 am | 6:35 am | 5:37 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:02 pm | 12h 56m | 43.2° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:09 am | 5:38 am | 6:34 am | 5:38 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:03 pm | 12h 54m | 43.6° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:07 am | 5:37 am | 6:32 am | 5:39 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:04 pm | 12h 52m | 43.9° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:06 am | 5:36 am | 6:31 am | 5:39 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:04 pm | 12h 50m | 44.3° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:05 am | 5:34 am | 6:30 am | 5:40 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:05 pm | 12h 48m | 44.6° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:04 am | 5:33 am | 6:28 am | 5:41 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:06 pm | 12h 46m | 45.0° | 281° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 5:02 am | 5:32 am | 6:27 am | 5:42 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm | 12h 44m | 45.3° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:01 am | 5:31 am | 6:26 am | 5:42 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:07 pm | 12h 42m | 45.7° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:00 am | 5:29 am | 6:24 am | 5:43 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 39m | 46.0° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 12:03 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 20m | +2:05 | 5:10 pm–5:59 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:03 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 22m | +2:06 | 5:10 pm–6:00 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 12:03 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 25m | +2:06 | 5:11 pm–6:01 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:02 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 27m | +2:07 | 5:12 pm–6:02 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 12:02 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 29m | +2:07 | 5:13 pm–6:02 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 12:02 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 31m | +2:08 | 5:13 pm–6:03 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 12:01 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 33m | +2:08 | 5:14 pm–6:04 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 12:01 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 35m | +2:09 | 5:15 pm–6:05 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:00 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 37m | +2:09 | 5:16 pm–6:05 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 12:00 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 39m | +2:09 | 5:17 pm–6:06 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:00 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 42m | +2:10 | 5:17 pm–6:07 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 11:59 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 44m | +2:10 | 5:18 pm–6:07 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 11:59 am | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 46m | +2:10 | 5:19 pm–6:08 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 11:59 am | 5:53 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 48m | +2:10 | 5:20 pm–6:09 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:38 am | 6:03 am | 11:58 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 50m | +2:11 | 5:20 pm–6:10 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:37 am | 6:02 am | 11:58 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 52m | +2:11 | 5:21 pm–6:10 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:35 am | 6:00 am | 11:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 55m | +2:11 | 5:22 pm–6:11 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 11:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 57m | +2:11 | 5:23 pm–6:12 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 11:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 59m | +2:12 | 5:23 pm–6:13 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:31 am | 5:56 am | 11:57 am | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 1m | +2:12 | 5:24 pm–6:13 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:29 am | 5:55 am | 11:56 am | 5:58 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 3m | +2:12 | 5:25 pm–6:14 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:28 am | 5:53 am | 11:56 am | 5:59 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 6m | +2:12 | 5:26 pm–6:15 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:26 am | 5:52 am | 11:56 am | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 8m | +2:12 | 5:26 pm–6:16 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:25 am | 5:50 am | 11:55 am | 6:01 pm | 6:26 pm | 12h 10m | +2:12 | 5:27 pm–6:16 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:23 am | 5:49 am | 11:55 am | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 12m | +2:12 | 5:28 pm–6:17 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:22 am | 5:47 am | 11:54 am | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 14m | +2:12 | 5:29 pm–6:18 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:20 am | 5:46 am | 11:54 am | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 17m | +2:12 | 5:29 pm–6:19 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:19 am | 5:44 am | 11:54 am | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 19m | +2:12 | 5:30 pm–6:19 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:18 am | 5:43 am | 11:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 21m | +2:13 | 5:31 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:16 am | 5:42 am | 11:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 23m | +2:13 | 5:32 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 87% |
Longest and shortest day in Canberra
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 32m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 9h 46m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 45m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:57 pm on 12 June; the latest is 8:21 pm on 6 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 6:36 am on 4 October to 6:19 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Canberra different
It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 58° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 22 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 45 seconds a day.
On 4 October 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 7:08 pm instead of 6:08 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
At 571 m the horizon sits 0.83° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 8.3 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Planning a sunset photo in Canberra
Arrive by 4:50 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:05 pm and the sun is down by 5:39 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 5:55 pm and runs to 6:05 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Canberra today?
The sun sets in Canberra at 5:39 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Canberra?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 6:05 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Canberra?
Evening golden hour runs 5:05 pm to 5:55 pm today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Canberra covers the morning window and the coming week.